I was curious today about the types of scenes and pages that people enjoy creating. (Romantic scenes, chases, fist fights, dream sequences...)

When I get into a chapter, I go through a few pages that feel more like just necessary filler to get to "the good stuff," while other pages and scenes I simply delight in the whole process, the planning, dialogue, drawing, shading -- everything. They are just more fun, and I think I pour more of my heart into them.

For me, these are the scenes I enjoy most:

~The "sinister" scenes that show villains plotting or acting particularly devious or creepy.
~Extreme emotional scenes, especially ones with a lot of fear/crying and/or a character has a serious wound.
~"Twists" Oh man, I love twists... Ones that involve character development are the best.

How about you? What are your favorite scenes to draw?

I like drawing action scenes... the problem being that I don't particularly enjoy writing them. I much prefer writing dialogue scenes, but those can be a chore to draw. I also like doing anything that's carried by facial expressions, be it surprise, aggression or sadness.

And boobies. Gotta love boobies.

Even though I have yet to draw one...

A fighting scene.
I think it'd be totally cool to do.
Seriously.

Mostly action, new characters, and long puased scenes.

I'm starting to like drawing physical contact scenes - those run the gambit from fights to hugs, and I'm really starting to enjoy establishing shots. As for writing, I don't think I've settled on a favorite type. I'm doing well just to write realistic-ish dialogue (I've always had a problem writing dialogue).

My favorite scenes to draw are the action scenes for sure. I just love making the characters go ballistic and it's so much easier to get myself out the the boring square/rectangle panels that I tend to gravitate toward in less volatile scenes.

Action pages are fun because they are not a series of little events anymore. They are a flowing... moving, unstoppable monster and it makes the whole page much more alive!

Next up, character interactions! I simply enjoy having my characters react to each other because of how distinct their personalities are I can really draw fun emotions just by characters meshing each other's quirks.

I haven't had many emotional scenes yet, but I like them as well.

I actually like the scenes where I try to use no dialog for a few panels and really emphasize the temporal cadence or subtleties of a scene.

I've always tried to write more subdued text with the action coming out more in the art.

Now, that being said, we'll see if I don't eat crow with the strip I have on here currently. :D

I like the buildup scenes. Building up a character. Building up an event. Building up a setting. Building up to an epic conflict/revelation. For a long time, it feels as if my entire comic is 1 big buildup.

I just love making scenes with one character getting screwed and another one making fun of it... Anything with dialog is fun too.

i like drawing sequences of movement and character interactions!
i have a lot of fun drawing displays of emotion in my comic because the characters are dogs, so their body language is completely different. same thing for the facial expressions. i don't want to humanize them too much because they need to look like dogs.
it's fun :)

mlai
I like the buildup scenes. Building up a character. Building up an event. Building up a setting. Building up to an epic conflict/revelation. For a long time, it feels as if my entire comic is 1 big buildup.

Apparently I like that in my writing as well. Cause my comic IS 1 big build up. 260+ pages of prologue before I even get to start?

It's a lot less fun when drawing except with certain pivotal build up points or reward scenes.

Favorite scenes to draw? Full pagers that are pretty much just a single action or non action.

I like the moodiness that comes with several pages of nothing but characters either brooding, pausing, or making trivial small talk while a feeling that something-is-going-to-happen pervades the scene and makes everyone just anxious for it all to be over with.

I like drawing scenes with a lot of character interaction. I think they can go a long way as far as making the characters well-rounded and interesting, I also find that drawing things like hand gestures and facial expressions really test my drawing ability. As a more superficial aesthetic matter of taste I also like drawing pages where the characters' bodies are entirely in shot, I often find myself cropping the images so one arm or the feet are off-panel. I'm not sure why it annoys me, makes me feel lazy I guess.

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love making scenes with one character getting screwed and another one making fun of it

LOL I feel so juvenile. lol!

I love drawing close ups because they're so easy. For writing, it's throwing in a twist, something no one would expect

For me, the type of scene is fairly irrelevant. All scenes can be boring to write but what makes any of them enjoyable is when I feel I've done something different.

Exposition scenes can obviously be boring to write (Character A tells Character B what's happened so far and/or what he has to do next). But if I can find a way to structure the dialogue so that it barely feels like exposition at all (keeping it in character, adding jokes/insults, weaving it into a general conversation as the characters go about their daily activities etc) then it can become fun.

In their own way, action scenes can be just as boring to write (Character A punches Character B; wash, rinse, reverse and repeat!) but if I can include dialogue that amounts to more than just a trading of insults - something that's both in character and moves the plot forward - then that can give me a lot of satisfaction, too.

Dialogue-scenes are fun, because they're a challenge - I don't want them to turn into "talking heads" - and because it allows me to do exposition and develop a setting/character at the same time. Also, because I love drawing faces/facial expressions.

Two types:

1). Flat out battle scenes. Not just action, but full on battle. Very immature, I know, but GREAT fun to draw! Making things explode etc... :)

2). Pose scenes. Where a female figure is displayed to best effect.

And that's my comic.
...well, not really. For some reason there just aren't enough of those things in it. The story is a big concern for me, but it means I have a lot of boring (to draw) exposition and talking scenes. -_-

Scenes that I love to draw are:

- Action scenes (fighting and stuff)
- Very silly humor scenes (Dropping an anvil on someone and make him/her look flat without getting killed)
- Romantic scenes
- Evil scenes

I like drawing fight scenes.

I love love looooooove dramatic scenes. I know there's one scene in particular in my next chapter that I can't wait to sink my teeth into.

I couldn't really tell you why even if you paid me, though =D I intentionally seek out sad books and movies because I like being able to connect with the characters and feel for them as if they were real people; I guess it's just fun to try and get my readers to feel the same way =D

I can't speak for Reva, but for myself I can say I like doing scenes that are a little unexpected. I don't think I have a favourite kind of scene to write though, I just enjoy writing either as a hobby or when I'm asked to do it professionally.

I do have a fondness for dialogue :)

I personally love drawing very emotional, dramatic or touching scenes, although I'm not sure why. I guess it's because I can "flow" more easily from page to page.

ozoneocean
1). Flat out battle scenes. Not just action, but full on battle. Very immature, I know, but GREAT fun to draw! Making things explode etc... :)

I don't call it immature at all myself. But I love to draw them myself and I regard comic books as more or less the world's greatest colouring book for adults. Something about drawing a soldier or other person firing their weapon and then rotating the camera and seeing the resultant impacts and having the camera bounce from area to area of the battle is just interesting to do and fun to look at. It gives a real sense of the urgency when combined with a larger image of the whole scene and I love that feeling.

Other than that, I love montages. I fell in love with them in film class and I've come to like using them a lot for visual metaphors and straight up illustration artworks. Anything I can create an actual piece of art from is a lot more interesting to me in some ways than doing it in the comic book format. Mostly because it means that when I'm done I can display and show that tangible piece of work as a completed image rather than having to get it published, printed or anything to finish it. But that goes into my dissatisfactions with the digital media and that's another subject entirely so I'll keep it on topic.